In line with Digital Chat Station, the primary telephones to be powered by the Snapdragon 8s Elite will likely be out there in April of subsequent 12 months and can match the class of mid-range handsets. These telephones might function batteries sporting massive capacities of 7000mAh. At this stage, there was no phrase from Qualcomm in regards to the Snapdragon 8s Elite nevertheless it definitely is smart for the chipmaker to supply a successor to the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3.
Leaker Digital Chat Station says that Qualcomm will launch the Snapdragon 8s Elite AP subsequent 12 months. | Picture credit-Weibo
The tweet from Digital Chat Station did not embody any details about which foundry will manufacture the chip though we might anticipate Qualcomm to stay with TSMC. And talking of foundries, the tweet additionally did not embody any point out of the method node that will likely be used to construct the part. The Snapdragon 8 Elite AP is produced by TSMC utilizing its second-gen 3nm node (N3E) and we should always anticipate the Snapdragon 8s Elite to be constructed on the identical 4nm node used for the predecessor Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 AP.
With an anticipated launch date of subsequent April, we’d not get the official phrase from Qualcomm in regards to the Snapdragon 8s Elite till the primary quarter of 2025. The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 was first launched in March of this 12 months which was when telephones utilizing the chip first began hitting the cabinets.
